14 charged in food stamp fraud investigation in South Florida

MIAMI -- Fourteen people are charged in a food stamp fraud investigation in South Florida.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement says all 14 are charged with defrauding the state out of more than $4 million through electronic food stamp benefits cards.

Investigators say the owners of a Miami supermarket charged the state twice the amount the food stamp recipients received in their fraudulent transactions. The recipients and store employees would then split the cash, from $40 to $200 per transaction.